AmbGun Ruger American 22LR Rimfire page

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My grandson won a 22LR Ruger American Rimfire rifle.

But for more than a year, it sat unused.

Then, on a whim, we grabbed a spare Weaver V3 1-to-3 power scope and some cheap dovetail rings from the junk drawer.

And that's when things got interesting.

That Ruger is shockingly accurate.

Maybe even as accurate as our beloved Tikka T1x.

So I installed a compact, high-comb module in the Ruger's modular stock to get the fit just right for my grandson.

And that's when those cheap two-piece rings started looking… well… pretty embarrassing.

They worked.

But they hung out over the receiver like they had no business being there.

So I went looking for scope mounts worthy of the rifle.

I didn't really want to add a Picatinny rail and introduce another layer of hardware.

I wanted simple rings that mounted directly to the receiver.

Talley had exactly what I was looking for.

Their low, one inch Rimfire scope mounts are aluminum alloy and weigh only 1.6 ounces

I asked Talley to send me a pair to review.

My grandson removed those janky dovetail rings and sent them straight back to the junk drawer.

We applied a little blue threadlocker, attached the Talley bases to the Ruger receiver, and torqued them to 17 inch-pounds.

Then the Weaver went into the saddle and we lightly threaded up the caps. Shifted the scope until we found the proper eye relief for a full field of view through that terrific Japanese glass of the classic Weaver optic

Then the cap screws were torqued to 17 inch-pounds.

We used a training laser to check everything.

Perfect.

I took the rifle out to zero at 25 yards.

And the result?

A tight five-shot, one-MOA group.

Not bad at all for an affordable 22.

Then it was time for our young test pilot to put the rifle through its paces on the Action Target dueling tree.

At 25 yards?

Way too easy.

Fifty rounds.

Zero misses.

So we moved back to 50 yards.

Another 50 rounds.

Zero misses.

At 75 yards, I explained that he'd probably have to hold near the top edge of the swingers.

There were a few misses.

Then he figured it out.

About a two-inch higher hold.

Basically, aim at the top swinger to hit the one underneath.

And after that, the hits became so routine…

he got bored.

And wanted to shoot an AmbGun Test and Evaluation revolver.

I'm just really impressed with this Ruger American Rimfire.

I've always liked its modular stock, and this particular rifle shoots exceptionally well.

Sure, you could put some janky steel dovetail rings on it and they'd probably work just fine.

But when your Ruger shoots like my grandson's…

I think it deserves quality mounts.

The Talley Rimfire Scope Mounts are simple, lightweight, and clean up the whole installation without adding a Picatinny rail.

I'm confident my grandson will keep this rifle for life.

Ruger American Rimfire.

Weaver V3.

Talley Rimfire Scope Mounts.

Perfect.